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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8965 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8965

 To promote the development of certain plans, policies, and standards 
 for managing cybersecurity risks and protecting sensitive technology 
 relating to National Aeronautics and Space Administration spacecraft 
                    systems, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 9, 2024

 Mr. Frost (for himself and Mr. Beyer) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

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                                 A BILL

 
 To promote the development of certain plans, policies, and standards 
 for managing cybersecurity risks and protecting sensitive technology 
 relating to National Aeronautics and Space Administration spacecraft 
                    systems, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Spacecraft Cybersecurity Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Malicious actors have targeted sensitive technology 
        data maintained at certain National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration (NASA) centers.
            (2) A 2019 NASA Inspector General audit reported that 
        potential infiltration into NASA's space flight systems to 
        acquire launch codes and flight trajectories of spacecraft 
        remains a particular concern of NASA's information technology 
        security managers.
            (3) The 2011 United States-China Economic and Security 
        Commission's annual report stated that ``at least two U.S. 
        Government satellites have each experienced at least two 
        separate instances of interference apparently consistent with 
        cyber activities against their command and control systems.''.
            (4) Space Policy Directive-5 on ``Cybersecurity Principles 
        for Space Systems'' issued guidance that Federal departments 
        and agencies support practices within the Federal Government 
        and across the commercial space industry ``that protect space 
        assets and their supporting infrastructure from cyber threats 
        and ensure continuity of operations.''.
            (5) NASA relies on industry contractors and commercial 
        entities to carry out development of its advanced space systems 
        and to provide services such as transporting NASA crew to and 
        from the International Space Station.
            (6) A 2024 Government Accountability Office audit found 
        that NASA lacks a plan and time frames to update its 
        acquisition policies and standards to address cybersecurity 
        controls.

SEC. 3. PLAN AND POLICY REVIEWS.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
(NASA) should take every action to ensure that robust cybersecurity 
measures are in place to protect sensitive technology data relating to 
space systems developed within NASA, at NASA contractors, or under 
commercial services arrangements.
    (b) In General.--The Administrator shall ensure that NASA's 
acquisition policies and standards for space systems and services--
            (1) include guidelines and controls for managing 
        cybersecurity risks to such systems and services, consistent 
        with Space Policy Directive-5 on ``Cybersecurity Principles for 
        Space Systems''; and
            (2) are updated, as appropriate, to address changing 
        cybersecurity threats to such systems and services.
    (c) Implementation Plan.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
the enactment of the Act, the Administrator of NASA shall complete an 
implementation plan to update NASA's acquisition policies and standards 
for space systems and services, and incorporate guidelines and controls 
required to protect against cybersecurity risk and cybersecurity 
threats to such systems and services. The Administrator shall ensure 
the participation and input of the Chief Engineer, Chief Information 
Officer, and the Principal Advisor for Enterprise Protection of NASA in 
the development of such plan. Such plan shall include the following:
            (1) Milestone dates for completing such updates.
            (2) A process and frequency for reviewing NASA's 
        cybersecurity policies, procedures, and controls for spacecraft 
        programs to address changing cybersecurity risks and 
        cybersecurity threats to such systems and services.
            (3) An estimate of the resources required for carrying out 
        the updates and reviews under paragraphs (1) and (2), 
        respectively.
    (d) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the completion of the 
implementation plan under subsection (c), the Administrator of NASA 
shall brief the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate on such plan. Such briefing shall also 
address how such plan can inform the development of a cybersecurity 
risk management framework for spacecraft developed or used by NASA in 
pursuit of its missions that encompasses end-to-end mission systems and 
operations.
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